School: Lisnagirl (2)

Location:
Lismagiril, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Thaicnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 354

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  1. Names are given to different places for certain reasons.
    A field that hay is in is called the hayseed field or the Whinny hill, or the barn field, if the field is near the barn. The bog field, the meadow field, the soft field, these names are given to fields beside a bog, or meadow. The rushy field is called to a field that there are rushes on. The stocking we call a field that is shaped like a stocking. We call a field at Flood's, Flood's field's because a man named Flood lives near it. The field under the fort is also another field. The field before the door, the field over the house and the meadow under the
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Fhiacha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greaghadossan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Micheál Mag Gabann
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greaghduff, Co. Cavan